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IndyGo has started construction of new inductive charging station at the Julia M. Carson Transit Center, 201 E. Washington St. The station will charge the battery electric buses for the Purple Line, the city’s second bus rapid transit line. 

Some bus bays will change during construction. Currently bays D and E are closed through early September. The following bay assignment changes are now in effect: 

• Route 10W bus – Bay K
• Route 10E bus – Bay N
• Route 18 bus – Bay J
• Route 24 bus – Bay J
• Route 28 bus – Bay B

The Purple Line will run between Indianapolis and Lawrence. IndyGo expects the 15.2-mile route to open in October. 

A correction was made on Aug.15, 2024: A previous version of this story stated IndyGo has started construction on charging stations. IndyGo is only adding one station at this time.

Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or darian.benson@mirrorindy.org. Follow her on X @HelloImDarian.

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IndyGo adds charging station to transit hub for Purple Line 

by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy
July 26, 2024

<h1>IndyGo adds charging station to transit hub for Purple Line </h1> <p class="byline">by Darian Benson, Mirror Indy <br />July 26, 2024</p> <p>IndyGo has started construction of new inductive charging station at the Julia M. Carson Transit Center, 201 E. Washington St. The station will charge the battery electric buses for the<a href="https://www.indygo.net/purple-line/"> Purple Line</a>, the city’s second bus rapid transit line. </p> <p>Some bus bays will change during construction. Currently bays D and E are closed through early September. The following bay assignment changes are now in effect:&nbsp;</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Route 10W bus – Bay K</li> <li>Route 10E bus – Bay N</li> <li>Route 18 bus – Bay J</li> <li>Route 24 bus – Bay J</li> <li>Route 28 bus – Bay B</li> </ul> <p>The Purple Line will run between Indianapolis and Lawrence. IndyGo expects the 15.2-mile route to open in October. </p> <p><em>A correction was made on Aug.15, 2024: A previous version of this story stated IndyGo has started construction on charging stations. IndyGo is only adding one station at this time.</em></p> <p><em>Mirror Indy reporter Darian Benson covers east Indianapolis. Contact her at 317-397-7262 or </em><a href="mailto:darian.benson@mirrorindy.org"><em>darian.benson@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em>. Follow her on X </em><a href="https://twitter.com/HelloImDarian"><em>@HelloImDarian</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indygo-bus-rapid-transit-julia-carson-center-purple-line-indianapolis-lawrence/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=29951&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/indygo-bus-rapid-transit-julia-carson-center-purple-line-indianapolis-lawrence/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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